Xu Qi'an stated the clues he collected to the eldest princess one by one. After careful analysis, the eldest princess became deeply suspicious of King Zhenbei and severely reprimanded Xu Qi'an for his bold speculation.Xu Qian was very surprised by this because he had never heard of the name Zhenbei King.However, the eldest princess expressed her appreciation for Xu Qi'an's intelligence and asked him if he was willing to submit to her.

After Xu Qian thought for a moment, he politely declined on the grounds of his close relationship with Lin'an, fearing that this would bring unnecessary trouble to himself.But the eldest princess was not displeased, and Xu Qi'an had no choice but to accept her kindness.Then, the eldest princess took him to the library to check ancient books, and finally discovered the secret of the Bodhi Bead - it can block the art of looking at Qi.Xu Qi'an recalled the scene when he threw a pot for a string of Bodhi beads. The person in the sedan seemed to be a woman, which made him doubt the identity of King Zhenbei.

In addition, the eldest princess also revealed an astonishing secret to Xu Qian: Princess Pingyang fled overnight to avoid the promised marriage, and has not been heard from since.Si Tianjian's Qi-gazing method also failed to find any trace of her, which is probably related to the shielding effect of Bodhi beads.Xu Qi'an realized that in order to solve the mystery of Princess Pingyang's disappearance, she needed to find clues from Lin'an.

However, when he plucked up the courage to see Lin'an, he was met with a cold reception.In order to show his sincerity and determination, Xu Qi'an waited patiently under the scorching sun until he fainted from heatstroke.After Lin'an learned about it, he hurriedly ordered people to carry him into the house for treatment.After Xu Qian woke up, he successfully coaxed Lin'an to laugh with his sharp tongue, and the misunderstanding between the two was resolved.

With the help of Lin'an, Xu Qi'an gradually understood the deep friendship between Princess Pingyang and Qinglongtang Henghui, as well as the choice Princess Pingyang made to avoid the marriage.At the same time, he also learned from Lin'an the worries and expectations of Princess Pingyang's mother.

On the other side, the little dragon in the back garden of the palace suddenly became extremely restless.It even pretended to obey the emperor and dropped him from the sky when he was not prepared.Fortunately, the guards rescued him in time, and the emperor was saved from danger.Xiaolong then searched for the scent in the air, and finally locked on Xu Qian.At a critical moment, Xu Qi'an stepped forward to protect Lin'an from Xiaolong's attack.The emperor and his guards arrived and successfully knocked down Xiaolong.Lin'an took the opportunity to introduce Xu Qian's heroic deeds to the emperor and asked for pardon for his capital crime.However, the emperor only gave Xu Qian a reward and gave him fifteen days to solve the case.